Westmorland Limited operate Tebay motorway services, which has been voted the UK's best such facility by Egon Ronay and is noted for using local produce from Cumbria.

The proposed station's backers say it will also use local farm produce as well as selling local art and craftwork.

A percentage of profits will be distributed by GGT to local voluntary groups.

Plans for the station will go on show at various locations in the Gloucester area and on the GGT website in the coming weeks and it is anticipated that a full planning application will be made by December.

Mr Gale said he hoped the new station - to be called Gloucestershire Gateway Services - will be operational by 2012.

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